Mariah Carey is “closer than ever” to husband Nick Cannon following his hospitalization and surgery last week, according to the TV personality’s father.

Cannon suffered acute kidney failure during a winter break in Aspen, Colo., earlier this month and was subsequently transferred to a Los Angeles medical facility near the couple’s home.

Carey shared photos of herself tending to her partner in his hospital bed prior to his surgery on Friday, and now Cannon has been released from doctors’ care, his dad Jason has opened up about the health scare.

He tells Us Weekly, “Nick and Mariah have a very strong bond. If anything, this unexpected illness has made them closer than ever and appreciate one another even more. She would stay in the hospital overnight to support him. So they managed to cope even though Nick was pretty sick. But he is glad to be home now and his whole family is pleased about that also.

“The great thing about my son is that he always tries to stay upbeat. He took his mind off things by joking with the nurses and doctors and things like that.

“The doctors have ordered him to rest and make some adjustments to his diet too. It has been an educational process for him, and he is determined to make those changes and stay away from soft drinks and too many sugar-based foods now.”

Carey took to her Twitter.com page once again on Tuesday to update her fans on Cannon’s recovery.

She declared, “Daddy Nick is getting better, we’re all home together taking care of each other, excited about the new year!!”

Mariah Carey’s ailing husband Nick Cannon has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery on Friday. The actor and TV personality suffered acute kidney failure during a winter break in Aspen, …

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Mariah Carey’s ailing husband Nick Cannon has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery on Friday.

The actor and TV personality suffered acute kidney failure during a winter break in Aspen, Colo., and he was transferred to a Los Angeles hospital last week so he could be closer to the home he shares with Carey and their twin babies.

Doctors operated on Cannon on Friday, and he was subsequently allowed to leave the medical facility to recuperate with his loved ones – and he’s planning to be back at work on his radio show next week.

His representative tells People.com, “Nick Cannon was released over the weekend to be with his family. He is resting and recovering at home and would like to thank everyone who has expressed concern, well wishes and prayers.

“He plans to return to his live morning radio show broadcast Rollin’ with Nick Cannon on 92.3 NOW FM on January 17th.”

Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon appears to be on the road to recovery after suffering mild kidney failure, insisting he is “getting back to business.” The actor and TV personality was admitted to a …

Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon appears to be on the road to recovery after suffering mild kidney failure, insisting he is “getting back to business.”

The actor and TV personality was admitted to a medical facility in Aspen, Colorado, during the couple’s winter vacation earlier this week.

Soon after he was hospitalized, Carey shared a photo of him in his bed on Twitter, alongside the words, “We’re trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful.”

On Wednesday, Cannon was transferred to a hospital in Los Angeles, and the star now looks as if he is preparing to leave the facility after posting an image on Twitter showing a friend shaving his hair while sitting in his hospital room.

Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon is to be transferred to a hospital in Los Angeles as he continues to recover from a mild kidney failure. The actor and TV personality was admitted to a medical …

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Mariah Carey’s husband Nick Cannon is to be transferred to a hospital in Los Angeles as he continues to recover from a mild kidney failure.

The actor and TV personality was admitted to a medical facility in Aspen, Colo., during the couple’s winter vacation earlier this week, and Carey took to Twitter to detail his plight on Wednesday, revealing the family was stuck in the city as he recuperates.

In a post she wrote, “We’re trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful… We’re doing OK but we’re ‘straaaaaanded in Aspen’… (I know, we could be in a lot worse places).”

Later on Wednesday, Cannon revealed he was being transferred to a hospital closer to the couple’s home in Los Angeles.

And he took to Twitter.com to assure his fans he is on the mend.

He wrote, “Currently being transferred to a hospital in LA. Thank you all for all your love, prayers and concern. You know me… I will be a’ight.”

Rapper/actor Nick Cannon has accused Los Angeles police of racial profiling after his car was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday. Mariah Carey’s husband took to his Twitter to complain about …

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Rapper/actor Nick Cannon has accused Los Angeles police of racial profiling after his car was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday.

Mariah Carey’s husband took to his Twitter to complain about the run-in, insisting he’s constantly stopped by cops because he’s always driving a luxury car.
The “America’s Got Talent” host reveals he was let off with a warning about an unknown violation – but he claims that’s not usually the case.

In a series of posts on Twitter, he writes, “Just got pulled over again. For the 1st time ever… The Cop let me go! He was a black man! ‘Preciate it Brotha (sic)!!

“Growing up, I never liked Cops. Always felt they were bullies… At age 13 a Cop pulled me over on my bike with his gun drawn. What the hell did he think I was going to do?!

“Now in LA I get pulled over like once a week. Honestly, I think it’s because I’m a Black man in a nice car.”

Nick Cannon has assured fans a stunt showing a pet dog in the skies above New York City was a prank, after angry animal rights activists took aim at him.

Mariah Carey’s husband detailed the joke on his 92.3 Now FM morning radio show on Thursday, claiming the incident had gone awry because the pooch, named Charlie Roo and belonging to his co-host Sarah Lee Owensby, had since gone missing.

Video footage posted on the radio station’s website appeared to show a small dog attached to balloons, floating up into the clouds before disappearing from view – and campaigners at People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) lashed out at Cannon.

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk raged, “If bad taste were a crime, we’d be going to jail with Nick, but joking about killing a dog, a kid, an old person – anyone – isn’t cool when there’s always the danger that some numbskull will do it for real.”

But Cannon has played down the stunt, insisting he “really loves dogs” – and revealing the prank involved a stuffed animal, not a real pooch.

In a video shot prior to the incident, he says, “I won a bet with Sarah Lee, and I’m about to play the meanest joke on her ever. This whole time I’ve been acting like I don’t like dogs, but I really love dogs. I’m a dog person… But I’m pretending that I want to float Charlie Roo with balloons!

“I’m not really gonna float a dog. I’m gonna float a stuffed animal that looks just like Charlie Roo.”

Christopher Polk/Getty Images Nick Cannon has ruled out a career in entertainment for his baby twins, insisting he wants them to strive for “something greater”. The TV personality and entrepreneur and …

Nick Cannon has ruled out a career in entertainment for his baby twins, insisting he wants them to strive for “something greater”.

The TV personality and entrepreneur and his wife Mariah Carey have made their mark on show business, earning millions along the way, but Cannon wants kids Moroccan and Monroe to aspire to bigger things than hit records and TV shows.

He tells People.com, “I just want them to strive for something greater than entertainment. I’m one of those believers in teachers, professors, heart surgeons. That’s what I’m rooting for. If I could get a scientist, that’d be amazing.”

The first official snaps of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s twins won’t be sold to the highest bidder – the celebrity couple is more interested in ensuring the photos are tastefully done.

Cannon and Carey welcomed daughter Monroe and son Moroccan on April 30, on the couple’s third wedding anniversary.

They are reportedly now shopping a potential photoshoot to magazines so they can introduce the tots to the world, and the pair is determined to get the best shots – even if it means taking a lower offer.

A source tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, “Mariah and Nick are more concerned with doing the right thing than going to the highest bidder. They’re talking to a number of publications about doing it in the best and most tasteful way.

“Nick has said on radio he doesn’t feel entirely comfortable selling pictures of his children. But the first picture remains very valuable to the paparazzi.”

A representative for the singer adds, “She is still deciding when and if she’s going to (arrange a photoshoot). She is enjoying being a mom, and there’s no rush. It’s not about the money.”

New dad Nick Cannon struggles to fit all his projects in to his busy schedule, surviving on just four hours of broken sleep every day.

The star and his wife Mariah Carey welcomed twins last month, but Cannon has refused to cut back his working commitments, still broadcasting his New York radio show and hosting reality series “America’s Got Talent,” which will premiere its sixth season on Tuesday night.

But Cannon pays a hefty price for his busy schedule as he can only fit in just a few hours of sleep around work and his duties as a dad.

He tells CNN chat show host Piers Morgan, “If I’m on the west coast my day starts around 1:30 am to broadcast my radio show in New York… probably in the studio until 7:30 am, then a few hours in the gym or visiting the kids… then off to my office. ‘America’s Got Talent’ live television, then the music studio, interviews…

“I don’t sleep! Maybe two hours a night, then in the breaks at ‘America’s Got Talent,’ I get an hour’s nap, I try to get about four hours throughout the day. I’m still running on adrenaline.”

Nick Cannon is fuming after learning his newborn twins’ birth certificates have been leaked online.

Cannon and his wife Mariah Carey became parents to babies Moroccan and Monroe in April. Copies of the tots’ official birth certificates emerged on the Internet on Thursday, less than a week after his son and daughter were released from the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center on May 14.

The documents, which were posted on celebrity website TooFab.com, reveal that Monroe was delivered first, followed by her brother Moroccan. The papers also show that Monroe was not given a middle name, like her famous mother Carey, while Moroccan shares his dad’s middle name, Scott.

Members of the public are able to obtain “informational copies” of birth certificates in the State of California, but Cannon was upset over the leak and took to his Twitter.com page to vent his frustration.